AFC Ajax 2026/27 - player wages
Eredivisie · highest earner Marc-André ter Stegen on £232,000 per week · see AFC Ajax transfers
We hold a wage for 55 of the 86 players. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 16 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc-André ter Stegen | £232,000 | £12,064,000 | 33 | GK | Germany | ||
| Julian Brandt | £124,000 | £6,448,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Marcos Leonardo | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 22 | AM/F C | Brazil | ||
| Thilo Kehrer | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 28 | D RC, DM | Germany | ||
| Steven Berghuis | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 33 | AM RC | Netherlands | ||
| Caio Henrique | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 27 | D/WB/M L | Brazil | ||
| Toluwalase Arokodare | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 24 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Oscar Gloukh | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 21 | AM/F C | Israel | ||
| Daley Blind | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 35 | D LC | Netherlands | ||
| Viktor Tsygankov | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Ukraine | ||
| Kasper Dolberg | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 27 | ST | Denmark | ||
| Owen Wijndal | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 25 | D/WB/M L | Netherlands | ||
| Davy Klaassen | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | AM C | Netherlands | ||
| Amourricho van Axel Dongen | £17,000 | £884,000 | 20 | AM L | Netherlands | ||
| Sofyan Amrabat | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | DM | Morocco | ||
| Anton Gaaei | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | D/WB/M R | Denmark | ||
| Lucas Rosa | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | D/WB RL, M R | Brazil | ||
| Youri Baas | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | D LC | Netherlands | ||
| Oliver Edvardsen | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | AM RL | Norway | ||
| Gastón Ávila | £11,000 | £572,000 | 23 | D LC | Argentina | ||
| Jorthy Mokio | £9,100 | £473,200 | 17 | D LC, DM | Belgium | ||
| Joeri Jesse Heerkens | £9,100 | £473,200 | 19 | GK | Netherlands | ||
| Maarten Paes | £8,900 | £462,800 | 27 | GK | Indonesia | ||
| Rayane Bounida | £7,700 | £400,400 | 19 | AM RLC | Belgium | ||
| Aaron Bouwman | £7,500 | £390,000 | 17 | D C | Netherlands | ||
| Jinairo Johnson | £6,100 | £317,200 | 18 | D C, DM | Jamaica | ||
| Paulo Da Silva | £4,800 | £249,600 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | Netherlands | ||
| Abdellah Ouazane | £4,500 | £234,000 | 16 | AM C | Morocco | ||
| David Kalokoh | £4,400 | £228,800 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | Netherlands | ||
| Damián van der Vaart | £4,400 | £228,800 | 19 | AM C | Netherlands | ||
| Kayden Wolff | £4,000 | £208,000 | 19 | AM RL | Netherlands | ||
| Martin Henrion | £3,900 | £202,800 | 17 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Marvyn Muzungu | £3,900 | £202,800 | 17 | D C | France | ||
| Ethan Butera | £3,300 | £171,600 | 19 | D LC, DM | Belgium | ||
| Zakaria Ouazane | £3,000 | £156,000 | 18 | AM RL | Morocco | ||
| Ryan van de Pavert | £2,700 | £140,400 | 19 | D RC, DM | Netherlands | ||
| Skye Vink | £2,600 | £135,200 | 19 | ST | Netherlands | ||
| Thijmen Romers | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | M C | Netherlands | ||
| Avery Appiah | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | D/WB R, DM | Netherlands | ||
| Jofre Torrents | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Mark Verkuijl | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | D C, DM | Netherlands | ||
| Eloi Gómez | £1,300 | £67,600 | 16 | DM | Spain | ||
| Lucas Jetten | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | D LC | Netherlands | ||
| Mylo van der Lans | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | D C | Netherlands | ||
| Paul Reverson | £641 | £33,332 | 20 | GK | Netherlands | ||
| Tijn Peters | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | DM, AM C | Netherlands | ||
| Luca Messori | £594 | £30,888 | 17 | AM RLC | Netherlands | ||
| Levi Acheampong | £378 | £19,656 | 17 | AM C | Netherlands | ||
| Pharell Nash | £252 | £13,104 | 17 | AM L | Netherlands | ||
| Maximilian Ibrahimović | £219 | £11,388 | 18 | AM L | Sweden | ||
| Eternal Barron | £129 | £6,708 | 17 | AM RL | Netherlands | ||
| Don O'Niel | £99 | £5,148 | 18 | AM RLC | Netherlands | ||
| Aymean El Hani | £98 | £5,096 | 18 | GK | Morocco | ||
| Valentijn van der Velde | £98 | £5,096 | 18 | GK | Netherlands | ||
| Jahyendrow Amour | £98 | £5,096 | 17 | D L | Netherlands | ||
| Leroy Fränkel | - | - | 16 | D RC | Netherlands | ||
| Joeri Cruden | - | - | 17 | D C, DM | Netherlands | ||
| Niilo Tarvajärvi | - | - | 16 | D LC | Finland | ||
| Luuk Beekman | - | - | 17 | D/WB R | Netherlands | ||
| Imran Talai | - | - | 16 | DM, AM C | Morocco | ||
| Giovanni van der Wijst | - | - | 16 | GK | Netherlands | ||
| Luka Vieillevoye | - | - | 17 | D C | Netherlands | ||
| Anass Moumane | - | - | 17 | AM RC | Netherlands | ||
| Guus Olgers | - | - | 16 | GK | Netherlands | ||
| Marley Álvarez Pérez | - | - | 16 | D R | Netherlands | ||
| Nnamdi Koka | - | - | 17 | DM | Netherlands | ||
| Sesynijo Tilborg | - | - | 17 | D C, DM | Netherlands | ||
| Xander Newstead | - | - | 16 | AM C | United States | ||
| Sinclair de Falco | - | - | 17 | D/WB L | Netherlands | ||
| Tyrese Teuwsen | - | - | 17 | ST | Netherlands | ||
| Marouane Bentaleb | - | - | 15 | D C, DM | Morocco | ||
| Luca Nas | - | - | 16 | AM RL | Netherlands | ||
| Kennynho Kasanwirjo | - | - | 17 | D RC | Netherlands | ||
| Sam Cuntapay | - | - | 16 | DM | Netherlands | ||
| Joshua Bastien | - | - | 15 | D/WB L | Netherlands | ||
| Nafairon Landvreugd | - | - | 17 | AM RL | Netherlands | ||
| Hasan Ayyildiz | - | - | 17 | AM C | Türkiye | ||
| Mark Engel | - | - | 17 | GK | Netherlands | ||
| Daniel Johan Skaarud | - | - | 17 | AM RL, ST | Norway | ||
| Emre Ünüvar | - | - | 17 | ST | Netherlands | ||
| Oliver Nieboer | - | - | 16 | D/WB R | Netherlands | ||
| Bianief Peters | - | - | 16 | D/WB RL | Netherlands | ||
| Ghalil Bousnane | - | - | 15 | AM L, ST | Netherlands | ||
| Thom Veenbergen | - | - | 16 | D C | Netherlands | ||
| Elias Mechrouh | - | - | 17 | AM L | Netherlands | ||
| Roméo Garnier | - | - | 16 | ST | France | ||
Wage vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band, against the share of the bill they take
Top 5 earners take 56% of the squad wage bill, across the 55 players we hold a wage for.
AFC Ajax against the Eredivisie
Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
AFC Ajax Eredivisie average · AFC Ajax pays over the league average in every one of them. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.
Contract expiries
When current deals run out
Frequently asked questions
AFC Ajax wages, 2026/27
What is AFC Ajax's wage bill in 2026/27?
The AFC Ajax total wage bill for 2026/27 is £53,061,112 per year (£1,020,406 per week) across a squad of 86. We hold a wage for 55 of the 86 players.
Who is AFC Ajax's highest earner?
Marc-André ter Stegen is the highest paid player at AFC Ajax, earning £232,000 per week.
What is the average AFC Ajax player salary?
The average AFC Ajax player aged 22 or over earns £45,942 per week in 2026/27, across the 19 we hold a wage for. The median is £30,000. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do AFC Ajax play in?
AFC Ajax play in the Eredivisie. The Eredivisie is the top division of football in the Netherlands.
